UVALDE, TX –

Southwest Texas Junior College President, Dr. Hector Gonzales; Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Cheryl Sanchez; and Dean of the College of Applied Sciences, Juan Guzman have recognized 253 students for academic excellence during the 2015 spring semester.

A total of 124 students were honored by earning recognition on the President's List. This academic honor is bestowed upon students who maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in at least 12 hours.

An additional 129 students qualified for Dean's List honors. To make the Dean's List, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours and maintain at least a 3.6 GPA.

“I am proud to announce the students that have met the rigorous requirement to be named to the President’s Lists,” Gonzales said. “I want to personally congratulate each and everyone of the individuals on the President’s and Dean’s Lists on their accomplishment.”

A total of 38 Eagle Pass students earned recognition on the President’s List including Veronica Aranda, Jose Briones, Alex Bustos, Rene Cedillo, Cynthia J. Crabtree, Cielo L De La Cerda, Baldemar Delgado, Rolando Delgado, III, Esaul Dominguez, Isidro Flores, Olga N. Flores, Miguel Angel Garza, Jr., Homero Gonzalez Garcia, Jr., Cecilia Guerra, Edgar Jacquez, Ezequiel Luna Hernandez, Frailan Martinez, Jonathan Mendoza and Oscar M Mendoza.

Other students from Eagle Pass on the spring 2015 President’s List are Lorena Munoz, Roque Pena, Alexia M. Peralta, Rocio Perez, Usbaldo Perez, Antonio Picazo, III, Ivan A. Ramos, Ivan Rodriguez, Jose A. Ruiz, Dulce M. Sanchez, Michael Sanchez, Rogelio M. Sanchez, Jose L. Sarmiento Ruiz, Gurprit Ramos Singh, Janeana L. Sotelo, Ernesto G. Ura, Bertha A. Zamarripa, Mario A. Zapata, Jr., Jesus Sifuentes, III. Area students named on the President’s List include Juan J. Resendiz, Piedras Negras; and Jose J. Bravo, Jimenez. A total of 39 Eagle Pass students earned recognition on the Dean’s List including Alysa Alvarez, Paloma A. Ambriz, Hilario Armendariz, Ashley G. Bass, Elda C. Cantu, Monica Cardenas, Tania Carrizales, Adolfo S. Corpus Rodriguez, Jesus Cuellar, Esai Fuentes, Cecilia G. Galindo, Gabriela Garcia, Roberto Garcia, Jr., Eliza S. Garza, Gabriela Garza, Abelardo Garza Lares, Oscar Gutierrez, Jr., Emma Hernandez and Jesus A. Hernandez.

Eagle Pass students also named on the Dean’s List include Guadalupe Hernandez, Jr., Jesus G. Herrera, Jr., Jose A. Huerta, Jackline L. Ledezma, Christian I. Lopez, Ana G. Martinez, Jislem J. Monsivais, Jenniffer P. Montoya, Monserrat Montoya, Jameson Nielsen, Cesar Rivera, Raul Rodriguez Jr., Aaron Ruiz, Juan A. Salinas, III, Diana E. Saucedo, Michelle M. Trevino, Bianca V. Vela, Diego R. Villarreal, Lorena Villarreal and Paola Villarreal. Spring enrollment at various sites across SWTJC’s 11-county service area totaled 5,264 students.